Bare undoped nontoxic carbon dots as a visible light photocatalyst for the degradation of methylene blue and congo red
Rampant discharge of industrial wastes containing non-biodegradable colored dyes to water bodies has prompted the development of an environment-friendly photocatalytic process using nontoxic, photostable water soluble photocatalyst. In this work, bare undoped carbon dots (CDots) based photocatalyst...
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| author | Ambreen Abbasi M. Abushad Arisha Khan Zia ul Haq Bhat Summaiya Hanif Mohammad Shakir |
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| description | Rampant discharge of industrial wastes containing non-biodegradable colored dyes to water bodies has prompted the development of an environment-friendly photocatalytic process using nontoxic, photostable water soluble photocatalyst. In this work, bare undoped carbon dots (CDots) based photocatalyst has been reported. The carbon dots were synthesized via the pyrolysis method using a single source, ammonium citrate; the reported carbon dots were characterized using HR-TEM, XRD, FTIR, XPS, Photoluminescence (P.L.), TGA, and UV–Vis spectroscopy. The catalytic behavior of the synthesized carbon dots was tested against two water-soluble industrial dyes (Methylene Blue (M.B.) and Congo Red (C.R.)). The synthesized carbon dots exhibited excellent photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation facilitating 96% degradation of MB within 55 min and 98% degradation of C.R. within 60 min. A plausible mechanism for the photocatalytic degradation of studied dyes was proposed based on comprehensive active species trapping experiments. The photogenerated holes (h+) and superoxide radicals (O2 .−) were the main active species responsible for the degradation of studied dyes. The kinetic studies revealed that the cationic methylene blue dye degradation by BUCDs followed the modified Freundlich kinetic model with rate constant 0.063 and anionic congo red dye depicted closed correlation with both parabolic diffusion model and modified Freundlich kinetic model with rate constants 0.256 and 0.196. The synthesized BUCDs showed no cytotoxicity in HCT human colon cancer cell lines, thus establishing their nontoxic nature. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a2c870577b0b4aa781ae0e710552be2d2023-03-10T04:36:46ZengElsevierCarbon Trends2667-05692023-03-0110100238Bare undoped nontoxic carbon dots as a visible light photocatalyst for the degradation of methylene blue and congo redAmbreen Abbasi0M. Abushad1Arisha Khan2Zia ul Haq Bhat3Summaiya Hanif4Mohammad Shakir5Division of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, IndiaDepartment of Physics, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, IndiaDivision of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, IndiaDivision of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, IndiaDivision of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, IndiaDivision of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India; Correspnding author.Rampant discharge of industrial wastes containing non-biodegradable colored dyes to water bodies has prompted the development of an environment-friendly photocatalytic process using nontoxic, photostable water soluble photocatalyst. In this work, bare undoped carbon dots (CDots) based photocatalyst has been reported. The carbon dots were synthesized via the pyrolysis method using a single source, ammonium citrate; the reported carbon dots were characterized using HR-TEM, XRD, FTIR, XPS, Photoluminescence (P.L.), TGA, and UV–Vis spectroscopy. The catalytic behavior of the synthesized carbon dots was tested against two water-soluble industrial dyes (Methylene Blue (M.B.) and Congo Red (C.R.)). The synthesized carbon dots exhibited excellent photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation facilitating 96% degradation of MB within 55 min and 98% degradation of C.R. within 60 min. A plausible mechanism for the photocatalytic degradation of studied dyes was proposed based on comprehensive active species trapping experiments. The photogenerated holes (h+) and superoxide radicals (O2 .−) were the main active species responsible for the degradation of studied dyes. The kinetic studies revealed that the cationic methylene blue dye degradation by BUCDs followed the modified Freundlich kinetic model with rate constant 0.063 and anionic congo red dye depicted closed correlation with both parabolic diffusion model and modified Freundlich kinetic model with rate constants 0.256 and 0.196. The synthesized BUCDs showed no cytotoxicity in HCT human colon cancer cell lines, thus establishing their nontoxic nature.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667056922000943Bare undoped carbon dotsHCT 116 cancer cellNon-cytotoxicVisible light photocatalystMethylene blueCongo red |
| spellingShingle | Ambreen Abbasi M. Abushad Arisha Khan Zia ul Haq Bhat Summaiya Hanif Mohammad Shakir Bare undoped nontoxic carbon dots as a visible light photocatalyst for the degradation of methylene blue and congo red Carbon Trends Bare undoped carbon dots HCT 116 cancer cell Non-cytotoxic Visible light photocatalyst Methylene blue Congo red |
| title | Bare undoped nontoxic carbon dots as a visible light photocatalyst for the degradation of methylene blue and congo red |
| title_full | Bare undoped nontoxic carbon dots as a visible light photocatalyst for the degradation of methylene blue and congo red |
| title_fullStr | Bare undoped nontoxic carbon dots as a visible light photocatalyst for the degradation of methylene blue and congo red |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bare undoped nontoxic carbon dots as a visible light photocatalyst for the degradation of methylene blue and congo red |
| title_short | Bare undoped nontoxic carbon dots as a visible light photocatalyst for the degradation of methylene blue and congo red |
| title_sort | bare undoped nontoxic carbon dots as a visible light photocatalyst for the degradation of methylene blue and congo red |
| topic | Bare undoped carbon dots HCT 116 cancer cell Non-cytotoxic Visible light photocatalyst Methylene blue Congo red |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667056922000943 |
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